Food preservation packaging made from bioplastic beads with the main ingredients being starch and petroleum-based primary plastic, with pores to help push Ethylene gas (cooking gas) out and balance the temperature in the bag, helps vegetables and fruits stay fresh longer from 10-20 days, suitable for agricultural exports and food distribution chains.
Vietnam exports $3.8 billion of fruit and vegetables per year, but the spoilage rate is often high 40%. The value of Vietnam’s agricultural products is low because there are no effective measures to solve the problem of post-harvest preservation. Meanwhile, the use of plastic bags for preservation also gives rise to another problem: Environmental pollution from plastic waste.
With that concern, BIOSTARCH has launched a product that combines Vietnamese ingredients and wisdom: Bio-preservation bags. This product is made from bioplastic beads whose main ingredients are starch and petroleum-based primary plastic, with pores to help push out Ethylene gas (cooking gas) out and balance the temperature in the bag, helping vegetables and fruits. Fruit stays fresh longer from 10-20 days, suitable for agricultural exports and food distribution chains.
It is one of the four main gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect.
Thanks to the advantage of a short decomposition time (2-5 years), bioplastics will significantly reduce the amount of plastic waste in the natural environment. After the mineralization process, the product will completely disappear in the natural environment.
The target customers that BIOSTARCH is targeting are Vietnamese fresh fruit and vegetable export companies that need effective packaging for post-harvest fruits and vegetables. For export fruits and vegetables, foreign customers also require environmentally friendly packaging.
A representative of BIOSTARCH said: “Food preservation packaging made from biofilms delivers sustainable value to all parties in the value chain, from farmers, producers and end consumers. In addition, providing useful solutions for post-harvest preservation of fruits and vegetables, especially for export agricultural products, has helped solve the current problem of ‘plastic waste’ pollution and ‘food waste’.
BIOSTARCH was established in 2018, headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, is the first biomaterial technology unit in Vietnam, providing technological and mechanical solutions for the bioplastics industry. BIOSTARCH’s goal is to create new environmentally friendly materials that provide a healthier living environment for future generations.
Đăng ngày: 17/11/2020